It is just around the corner – the 2010/11 Maple Leafs season is on the horizon! From coast to coast in Canada, Leafs Nation has collectively begun holding their breath. So many questions to be answered…will there be a win in the first 5 games? 10? Will the goaltending and defense hold up? Who's going to score the goals aside from Phil ‘the thrill' Kessel? Will the ...

With the second round of the playoffs well under way and a relative lull in “other news” relating to the Blue and White, it’s time to break down what I see as the “Summer Playbook” for the Toronto Maple Leafs heading into June’s draft and the July 1 free agency period.
2009/2010 saw Brian Burke make a major push to solidify the defensive end for the Leafs – UFA signings and the tr...

Make that four. Four as in the number of goalies the Leafs' goaltending guru Francois Allaire has lured into the Toronto Maple Leafs prospect system, with the savvy maneuvering of GM Brian Burke in play of course too.
Per TSN, Brian Burke has added to an already crowded organizational crease by inking Cornell alum and Spruce Grove, Alberta native Ben Scrivens to a one year, entry-level contra...

Per TSN, the Toronto Maple Leafs have inked 26 year old goaltender Jonas ‘The Monster' Gustavsson to a two year contract extension averaging $1.35 mil per year.
After early season injury/health concerns, the Swedish goaltender appeared in 41 games for the Leafs, compiling a 16-14-9 record with an impressive (for the 29th place teams goalie) 2.82 GAA and .904 SV PCT.
Personally, I am a h...

After losing two in a row to Detroit and Washington, the Pittsburgh Penguins have taken back first place in the Atlantic with wins over Philadelphia and Toronto.
The Penguins are now two points up on New Jersey but the Devils still hold one game in hand along with the tie-breaker.
Sidney Crosby had a combined five points in the two games as he is doing his best to make up for the absence of Evg...

It was a busy weekend for the Ducks management, signing Jonas Hiller to a four year contract, with a cap hit of $4.5 million. It was clear that there was no more room for Giggy and it was a matter of time until he was on his way out.
In return the Ducks get two overpaid and underachieving veterans. Toskala and Blake had contracts that seemed to be un-moveable in today's cap world. Luckily for ...

It was a busy weekend for the Ducks management, signing Jonas Hiller to a four year contract, with a cap hit of $4.5 million. It was clear that there was no more room for Giggy and it was a matter of time until he was on his way out.
In return the Ducks get two overpaid and underachieving veterans. Toskala and Blake had contracts that seemed to be un-moveable in today's cap world. Luckily...

After fifteen games, the Ducks are 6-7-2 and are lately have been improving each game. The off season aquisition of Saku Koivu has not lived up to expectations as of yet, but the feisty center has a while for that to change. Corey Perry and Ryan Getzlaf seem to be in mid-season form, and are carrying this team on their backs.
Helping them out is goaltender Jonas Hiller. He's 6-5-1 with a ...